LEARNING

CIRCLE

DO-IT-YOURSELF

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

LOW JIAXIN (@ROCKBRARIAN)

SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY

BACKGROUND

SMU & SMU Libraries places high importance on staff

development.

All year round, we take part in a variety of different

professional development activities:

• Professional courses and conferences

• SMU seminars and workshops

• Visits and study tours (local and overseas)

• Vendor training

• Refresh! Learning Week

• Staff rotation

• A Day in the Life of (in collaboration with other libraries)

• Learning Circle

LEARNING CIRCLE

• Started as a platform for sharing of overseas conference

experiences

• By 2013:

• Irregular sessions

• Disappointing attendance

REVAMP

The Learning Circle was redesigned and developed for 2014

with a range of new activities, in keeping with the results of

the staff survey on revising the Learning Circle.

• Goal:

• Regular sessions

• Interesting and variation in topics

• Engagement with faculty and administrative departments

2014 THEME: SERVICE

calendar of 10 events

Activity Description

Jan Webinar “What is a Data-Driven Academic Library?”

Feb Tech talk &

Learning Journey Visit to 3M factory

Mar Faculty/invited talk Marcus Lee (Customer Satisfaction)

Apr Webinar 3 TED talks – Afternoon at the movies

May Workshop DISC personality types

Jun “Conference” eLearning Circle: Sharing on Australia study visit

Jul Library Bingo Complete the Library Bingo!

Aug

Sep Conference Sharing on IATUL; IFLA; OASP experience

Oct Faculty/invited talk Ho Jack Yong (Diversity & Inclusion)

Nov

Dec Conference Sharing on ECIL; LAS; Rizal; PRDLA experience

PASSPORT

VISIT TO 3M

AFTERNOON AT THE

MOVIES

E-LEARNING CIRCLE

FEEDBACK: TOP 3

FEEDBACK: LIKED

FEEDBACK: ROOM

FOR IMPROVEMENT

FEEDBACK:

2015 WISHLIST

2015: THE ROAD SO

FAR

• New attendance taking system

• Activities:

• Faculty sharing on “Mindfulness at Work”

• Emergency Preparedness

• SMU Grow: